| Dal Shabet 달샤벳 |
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Dal Shabet at the Cyworld Dream Music Festival, July 23, 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dal Shabet / Sweet Shabet |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Pop, dance-pop, K-pop |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
| Labels | Happy Face Entertainment |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Viki Serri Ah Young Jiyul GaEun Subin |
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| Dal Shabet | |
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| Hangul | 달샤벳 |
| Revised Romanization | Dal Syabes |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tal Šyabes |
Dal Shabet (Hangul: 달샤벳), stylized as Dal★Shabet, is a South Korean girl group created by E-Tribe through their label Happy Face Entertainment. The members include Viki (Leader), Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, GaEun and Subin (Maknae). On March 15, 2011, 'Darling' was selected as Dal Shabet's fanclub name.
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During the latter half of 2010, rumors began to circulate through Korean media sites that E-Tribe, the producers behind breakthrough hits such as SNSD's Gee and Lee Hyori's U-Go-Girl), were planning to launch a new girl group. The producers quickly denied the rumors and said they were untrue. On December 9, 2010, E-Tribe's small-label company called "Happy Face Entertainment" announced that they would be launching a six-member girl group named Dal Shabet.[1] Profiles of the group members were revealed on December 29, 2010, as well as their January 3 debut date.
On January 3, 2011, Dal Shabet released their debut music video, "Supa Dupa Diva", making them the first girl group to debut in 2011.[2] Promotions for "Supa Dupa Diva" began on January 6, 2011, on M! Countdown.[3] Debut stages on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo followed during the same week. Despite being their debut song, "Supa Dupa Diva" proved to be quite popular as it appeared in Inkigayo's 'Take 7', as well as landing in the 'Top Ten' on M! Countdown and Music Bank. Promotions for "Supa Dupa Diva" ended on March 14, 2011, but it was revealed the group would be holding their first comeback in April.[4] The song was later voted upon by various idols in a survey and was crowned as the second most addicting song of 2011, as well as having the second most popular choreography.[5]
On April 4 and 5, Dal Shabet released jacket photos for their second mini-album, 'Pink Rocket'. On April 11, 2011, a music video teaser for "Pink Rocket" was released. The full-length music video was released two days later.[6] Their second mini-album, 'Pink Rocket', was released on April 14, 2011.[7] Promotions for "Pink Rocket" began on April 14, 2011, on M! Countdown.[8] Comeback stages on Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo followed during the same week. Promotions for "Pink Rocket" ended on May 30, 2011, but the group assured fans that they would be releasing another album in late July or early August.[9]
On August 2, 2011, it was announced that Dal Shabet would be making a 'funky' comeback.[10] On August 3, 4 and 6, concept photos for the members were released. On August 7, 2011, a music video teaser for "Bling Bling" was released. The full-length music video and mini-album were released two days later.[11][12] Promotions for "Bling Bling" began on August 12, 2011, on Music Bank.[13] Comeback stages on Music Core, Inkigayo and M! Countdown followed during the same week. "Bling Bling" proved to be their biggest hit, as it managed to chart in the top ten on various music stations over ten times. Promotions for "Bling Bling" officially ended on November 6, 2011. It was revealed that Dal Shabet will be releasing their fourth mini-album in late January. In replacement of the full-length album, Happy Face Entertainment will be releasing a special one year anniversary project for Dal Shabet. This project, which is set to release in January or February, is called ‘Dal★Shabet’s First Story’. This release is limited edition and is rumored to contain over 1,000 unreleased photos as well as a special DVD of the girls in Singapore.[14]
| Member | Birth Name | Birthdate | Position | Other |
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| Viki |
Kang Eun Hye |
March 28, 1988 |
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| Serri |
Park Miyeon |
September 16, 1990 |
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| Ah Young |
Cho Ja Young |
May 26, 1991 |
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| Jiyul |
Yang Jung Yoon |
July 30, 1991 |
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| GaEun |
Cho Ga Eun |
July 28, 1992 |
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| Subin |
Park Subin |
February 12, 1994 |
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| Year | Album Details | Peak Positions |
Sales | ||||||||||
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| 2011 | Supa Dupa Diva
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- | 4,000+[15] | ||||||||||
Pink Rocket
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- | 4,000+[16] | |||||||||||
Bling Bling
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- | 4,000+[17] | |||||||||||
| "-" denotes releases that are unavailable, did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak Positions | Album | |
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| KOR | USA | |||
| Gaon [18] |
Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 [19] |
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| 2011 | ||||
| "Supa Dupa Diva" | 17 | - | Supa Dupa Diva | |
| "Pink Rocket" | 11 | - | Pink Rocket | |
| "Bling Bling" | 9 | - | Bling Bling | |
| Year | Music video | Length |
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| 2011 | "Supa Dupa Diva" | 3:32 |
| "Pink Rocket" | 3:35 | |
| "Turn Your Head" | 3:23 | |
| "Bling Bling" | 3:20 | |
| "Christmas Time " | 3:35 |
| Year | Program | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | 19th Republic of Korea Entertainment News Awards | Popularity Award | Won | [24] |
| 2011 | 2011 Bugs Music Awards | Best Rookie | Won | [25] |